It was an eventful transfer deadline day for Tim Cahill as he announced he'd be leaving the New York Red Bulls, and now is headed to the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Shenhua.

Such is life for a successful footballer. No sooner had Tim Cahill lifted the Asian Cup trophy with his Australian teammates that focus then shifted to his future.

For the national team, the 35-year-old insists he still has much to offer, and no doubt coach Ange Postecoglou will give him every opportunity to demonstrate that after his performances against Asia's best.

The Impressive Asian Cup run of Alain Perrin's China ended on Thursday following their 2-0 defeat to hosts Australia in the quarterfinal in Brisbane. But, the quarterfinal defeat of the national team, which followed three straight wins in the group stages, did not deter the Chinese public from tuning into their television sets in numbers thereby setting a record in live football broadcasting in recent years in the world's most populous country.